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Life-sized bronze sheep and shepherd outside the Waterfront Hall, Belfast

Obituary: Deborah Brown, painter and sculptor (1927-2023)

12th April, 2023

A look out tower in South Korea.

Artist of the Month, April 2023 - Niall Ruddy

4th April, 2023

Two large carnival heads made with cardboard.

Funding, Organisations

Arts Council awards £110,000 of National Lottery funding to support community projects

31st March, 2023

Five female performers on stage standing in a line. Four of the performers in the line are resting their right hand on the persons shoulder in front of them.

What's On in the Arts

31st March, 2023

Cappella Caeciliana performing in Carlisle Church, Belfast.

Organisations

Cappella Caeciliana presents an atmospheric and emotive St John Passion in Crumlin Road Gaol

27th March, 2023

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Naoimh Morgan, actor, Conor O’Kane, actor, Kevin Murphy, Chief Executive of The Playhouse, Alison McCrudden, Head of Literature, Drama and Dance at the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Kieran Griffiths, Producer and Director of the Beyond Belief – the Life and Mission of John Hume.

Funding, Organisations

The Playhouse presents musical drama about the life of John and Pat Hume

24th March, 2023

Group of arts organisations to receive investment through Arts and Business NI's Blueprint Blueprint Programme

Funding, Organisations

17 Arts Organisations Receive Investment from Arts & Business NI Blueprint Programme

23rd March, 2023

Journalist Mark Devenport with Finlay Foster, year 10 Belfast Boys' Model School and Marie O’Donoghue, Creative Schools Partnership Programme Manager, Education Authority. The student is a holding a laptop that displays the magazine he has created.

Funding, Partnerships

Boys’ Model Students uncover the untold stories of North Belfast

22nd March, 2023

Collage of images featuring some of the women working in the Arts in Northern Ireland.

Happy International Women’s Day from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland!

8th March, 2023